Meaning

Primary

Salary Reduction

Alternative

Salary Cut

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Your boss says she's going to decrease your salary with a company-wide salary reduction. You should probably start looking for a new job that won't do salary cuts like this.

Reading

げんぽう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Watch out because ほう becomes ぽう here.

Context

Context Sentences

会社から、三割の減俸を言い渡されました。

A thirty percent salary cut was announced by the company.

Kanji Composition